The Campus Experience Newsletter

September 24, 2024

Reminder of Reduction of Cleaning Services in Residence Halls

Starting July 1st, the cleaning services for townhouse and suite-style housing has been reduced to once per month. During these monthly cleanings, custodial staff will continue to provide essential services such as bathroom cleaning, trash removal, vacuuming, and the replenishment of toilet paper and trash bags. We understand that this is a significant change, so please plan accordingly.

Townhouse & suite-style residence halls have been provided with a cleaning schedule. Please talk to your residential staff if you have questions.

Toilet Paper is Available

If you are in need of toilet paper, you are welcome to stop by the Office of Residential Experience, Monday-Friday from 9:00 - 4:30 PM to pick up supplies.

We understand that this is a significant change so we encourage all roommates/suite mates to work together to clean your townhouses & suites on the weeks when you do not have custodial service. This includes regularly taking out the trash and cleaning your bathrooms. This might also look like purchasing your own toilet paper and garbage/recycling bags and sharing the cost among roommates/suite mates.

Vintage Halls = Vintage Plumbing

With well loved vintage halls comes vintage plumbing. A reminder to please clean your shower and shower drains on a regular basis to ensure drains are not clogged and water buildup does not occur. If you are missing a drain screen or need your drain to be cleared, please submit a work order.

Bug off! Effective ways to keep pests away

With the change in weather comes an increase in pests looking for warmth and food. When it comes to dealing with insects, prevention is always better! Some helpful tips include keeping your kitchen, dining, bathroom, and sleeping rooms clean. This looks like regularly taking out trash, properly storing food, and returning greenboxes to collection containers or Oliver Hall promptly. Make sure to regularly vacuum your floor and clean up any spills. If you have concerns about pests in your space, make sure to submit a work order.

Moisture Mitigation

To mitigate moisture in the halls, please work to keep windows open (as much as possible) and fans running (especially in bathrooms). Residents are also encouraged to not over decorate external walls to decrease moisture buildup.

Campus Housing

Room Change Request Form is Now Live!

and can be accessed in your Housing portal via your MyStMarys

The Room Change Form will open the 3rd week of the semester (Monday, September 9th 2024) and will stop collecting submissions after the 6th week of the semester (Friday, October 8, 2024). Room changes can be processed after week 6, but new submissions will not be received.

Please note once a request is received we need to review what spaces are available, notify potential roommates of an incoming resident, check the space to make sure it's empty and cleaned, etc., so the process can take some time even when there is a space available--please have patience and remember room change request preferences are not guaranteed.

Room change requests must be re-submitted each semester, and campus housing will reach out to students if there is a room offer based on your submission request.

If you were previously on a waitlist for a particular room type this past summer, you will want to submit this form, as the waitlists will be discontinued once the semester has started as we transition to our typical Room Change Request Process.

Upcoming Residential Events

Join the Division of Student Life for our first workshop in the Late Night Leadership Series: Self Awareness & Emotions

Wednesday, September 25

7:00 - 8:00 PM

Hagerty Lounge

This workshop will help participants to better understand the different types of stressors that affect leaders and groups. Participants will learn about six sources of stress, explore which stressors they encounter on a regular basis, and identify their natural responses to those stressors.

Pool Side Yoga & Acai Bowls!

Join Recreation, RHA & the Student Wellness Committee for this fun drop-in class.

Wednesday, September 25

5:30 - 6:30 PM

Rec Pool Deck

Lululemon Raffle

Prizes include:

Lululemon Yoga Mat
Lululemon Mat Towel
Lululemon Gift Card to purchase a pair of pants

Giddy Up Gaels & Saddle-up for Fall!

Saturday, 9/28

1:00 PM | Comedian

3:00 PM | Line Dancing Instruction

4:00 - 7:00 PM | Dancing, Live Band, Axe Throwing, Mechanical Bull, DIY Hats, Food Trucks, Petting Zoo, Calf Roping, DIY Hats, Pumpkin Painting, Metal Jewelry Stamping & More!

Red Cross Blood Drive

hosted by the Residence Hall Association

Thursday, October 3, 2024 | 11:00 - 5:00 PM

Soda Center

Let's save lives together! Roll up a sleeve and help patients at the Saint Mary's College Blood Drive!

To make an appointment visit: https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=STMARYS or download the Red Cross Blood Donor app!

Make sure to select St. Mary's College!

Campus Dining Options

Oliver Hall

Monday-Friday

Breakfast: 7:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Lunch: 11 AM - 2 PM

Dinner: 4:45 PM - 8 PM

Saturday & Sunday

Brunch: 9 AM - 1:30 PM

Dinner: 5 PM - 8 PM

Sunday - Thursday

Late Night: 9 PM - 11 PM

Forager Food Truck

Monday-Friday

Lunch: 11 AM - 1 PM

Saturday-Sunday

Closed

Cafe Louis

(Coffee Shop)

Monday-Friday

7:30 AM - 9:00 PM

Saturday

8:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Sunday

12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

The Pub

Monday-Friday

Lunch: 11 AM - 2 PM

No Alcohol

Wednesday - Saturday

Full Service: 4:30 - 9:30 PM

Did you know we offer Xfinity On Campus to residential students?

Campus Housing is proud to be able to provide on-campus residents with Xfinity HDTV service on Campus both streaming and coaxial service. TV sets are able to be plugged directly into the wall and then be sure to perform an auto channel scan (from the setup menu of your TV) You should use the remote that came with your TV. There is no need for an individual cable box in your room.

For XFinity On Campus Streaming Log into

https://xfinityoncampus.com/ with your SMC Email ID and single sign-on password. You can also download the XFinity Stream App to watch from most devices!

Facilities Services Work Order Requests

To submit a maintenance request please select Open a Ticket and the appropriate service from the catalog. For example: Maintenance and Plumbing
Select the green Request Service button to enter your request.
Enter your request by submitting the requested fields. Please be sure to select the blue button at the bottom of the screen to complete your request.

Submit a work order here!

We want to know!

Did you know that you can swipe into Oliver from both the hallway outside of Oliver & from Dryden?

Select below:

Yes

Click here to learn more!

Need to talk? Need medical assistance? TimelyCare is always available!

Who can use TimelyCare? Any enrolled undergraduate or graduate student.

What services are available?

• MedicalNow - 24/7, on-demand medical care.

• TalkNow - 24/7, on-demand emotional support.

• Scheduled Counseling - Select the day, time, and mental health provider

of your choice. (12 visits per year)

• Scheduled Medical - Select the day, time, and medical provider of your choice.

• And more!

How much does a visit cost? TimelyCare services are available at no additional cost to students.

Need to get in touch?

Office of Residential Experience | reslife@stmarys-ca.edu | 925-631-4236

Campus Housing | housing@stmarys-ca.edu | 925-631-4241

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